1. embolism
1.1. pieces of plaque breaks off and travels to smaller arteries and gets suck
2. thrombosis
2.1. plaque builds up in an artery and closes it off
3. Right
3.1. damage can cause cognition & language
3.1.1. stroke, illness, disease
4. RHD
4.1. Characteristics, strokes
4.1.1. lack of awareness
4.1.2. doesnt recognize faces
4.1.3. wordy
4.1.4. no good with problem solving
4.2. I.E. Draw clocks
5. TBI
5.1. def.
5.1.1. neurologial damage to the brain, car crashes
5.2. opened vs closed head injuries
5.3. fig. 7.6!!!
6. Hemisphere's
6.1. Left
6.1.1. dominant for language
7. Dementia
7.1. chronic prgressive decline in memory
7.1.1. memory impairment
7.1.2. cogntive skills decline
7.1.3. can't recognize sounds or words
7.2. characteristics
7.2.1. "forgetful", reduced vocab. =mild
7.2.2. disoriented in loctions, can't understand humor=moderate
7.2.3. extreme disorientation, motor skills vary and can't control bladder/bowel=severe
8. Strokes
8.1. Ischemic
8.1.1. blood supply to the brain is inhibited because it is blocked in an artery
8.2. hemorrhagic
8.2.1. blood vessel or artery ruptires and a large number of blood enters the brain
9. Aphasia
9.1. a language disorder after language competence has developed
9.1.1. how it occurs...after an injury in the language dominant hemisphere of the brain STROKE is most common 3 kinds pg. 222
9.1.1.1. results in...difficulty in spoken and written language
10. Types of Aphasia
10.1. Broca's
10.1.1. frontal
10.1.1.1. nonfluent, effortful articulation
10.2. Transcortical Motor
10.2.1. prefrontal
10.2.1.1. nonfluentm difficulty starting to speak
10.3. Global
10.3.1. multiple
10.3.1.1. nonfluent, delayed or not able to start speech
10.4. Wernicke's
10.4.1. temporal
10.4.1.1. fluent, jargon
10.5. Transcortical Sensory
10.5.1. parieto-occipital
10.5.1.1. fluent, jargon
10.6. Conduction
10.6.1. arcuate fasciculus
10.6.1.1. fluent, imitation problems, naming problems
10.7. Anomic
10.7.1. angular gyrus
10.7.1.1. fluent, often loss of words